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Treatment Adherence and Fatigue in Iron Deficiency

NCT05909891 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 63

Last updated 2025-01-17

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Summary

Iron Deficiency Anemia is an important health problem. Iron deficiency anemia constitutes half of the anemia seen in the world, and children and women constitute the group with iron deficiency anemia in our country. The treatment is iron replacement by oral or parenteral route. Due to the side effects of the drugs given in the treatment, the patients have difficulty in adapting to the treatment and there is a change in their fatigue levels. It is thought that the education given to the patients will increase their compliance with the treatment. It is thought that patients' hospital admissions and fatigue levels may change in the failure to comply with the treatment.

In this study, the effect of the education given on the treatment compliance and fatigue of the patients will be investigated. This research will help patients with iron deficiency anemia whether they need education, the importance of treatment compliance and their fatigue levels.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Patient training

A training booklet will be created by scanning the literature on iron deficiency anemia. The training booklet will be evaluated in terms of content and readability, according to the DISCERN measurement tool, while obtaining expert opinion. The training period will be at least 35-40 minutes, taking into account the educational status of the patient and explaining the importance of compliance with the treatment. After the training, when the patients come to the routine check-ups in the 1st and 2nd months, the level of compliance with the treatment and the fatigue of the patients will be evaluated.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ataturk University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-01
Primary Completion
2024-06-01
Completion
2024-06-06

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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